Abstract
Self-assembly is a widely studied, spontaneous, and reversible phenomenon leading to the formation of the ordered structures by non-covalent specific interactions among starting molecules. In this work, a new template for the self-assembly of polypeptides based on peptides containing the C-terminal histidinehydroxamic acid moiety and Cu2+ ions is characterized. Two peptide (tripeptide and pentadecapeptide) hydroxamic acid systems were synthesized and their interactions with Cu2+ ions were investigated, revealing a high stability of the supramolecular assemblies formed. The supramolecular metallacrown-based L4Cu5 complexes exist at physiological pH in the presence of Cu2+ ions as is evidenced from the spectroscopic methods, ESI mass spectrometry, and physicochemical techniques.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 11172-11181 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Dalton transactions |
Volume | 44 |
Issue number | 24 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 28 2015 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The Royal Society of Chemistry.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Inorganic Chemistry